Family Partner
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Family Partner
Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact Join our team as aFamily Partnerat MHMR where your expertise will directly contribute to programs that make a lasting impact.
The position of Family Partner is a direct-care position with the expectation that a percentage of employee work time is spent face-to-face with the individuals that MHMR Tarrant Youth Center serves. Family Partners areindividuals who have lived experience parenting a child with emotional or mental health needs. The Family Partner is there to provide encouragement hope assistance guidance and understanding that aids in recovery of the youth and family. Services include conducting support groups participating in the wraparound process giving one-on-one support conducting face-to-face guidance meetings and helping families navigate systems including independent school districts mental health systemsjuvenile justice systems. CPS and other community resource centers. Providing services in the community entails travel (often1nthe FAMILY PARTNERs own vehicle) and work throughout Tarrant County in a variety of neighborhood and home conditions.
Minimum qualifications:
Minimum Education: High School Diploma/GED
Preferences: Experience parenting a child with a diagnosis of psychosis
Years Experience: One (1) year
Defined Experience: At least one (1) year as primary caretaker parenting a child/family member with mental health needs experience in navigating the community systems and mental health services.
License/Certifications: Within one (1) year of hire obtain Family Partner certification and maintain certification biannually by completing CEUs provided in Tarrant County; Valid Texas Drivers License
Special Courses: Complete Family Partner Training within 6 months of the hire date.
Why join us:MHMR has proudly served Tarrant and adjacent county residents for over 50 years. As the second largest mental health community center in Texas we are dedicated to serving adults and children living with mental illness substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities and delays and empowering them to improve their lives through an accessible integrated comprehensive person-centered system of is a mission-driven organization that fosters a culture of caring for employees and people we serve. Our mission statement isWe Change Lives.
WeCARE:
- WeConnectPeople in Our Community
- We ProvideAccessto Services
- We Link People toResources
- WeEmpowerPeople
Our values are based on the following beliefs:
- Respect for people who are active in planning their services
- Recovery is a life-long process of better health
- Success as positive outcomes for each person
- Participation of people and their families in the process
- Inclusion in the community through services that promote growth and independence
- Safe ethical and cost-effective services
- Best practices in current research in medical psychosocial and organizational fields
- Collaboration with other organizations for better services
- Compassion trauma-informed care and safety practices including suicide safe care.
Benefits: MHMR offers an excellent benefits package that includes a retirement plan with company matching generous PTO accrual ten paid holidays employee assistance programs wellness programs and more. MHMR is a participant in the Student Loan Forgiveness Program. We workdiligently to provide excellent benefits to employees and their eligible dependents.
MHMR offers maximum compensation for each position requirements based on candidates education experience and internal equity of the agency. This practice reduces potential for biases in compensation and assists hires and/or promotions on pay equity in their appropriate position(s) at MHMR.
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Employment Type
Full Time
